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Letter no.1 Feb 1 1826

The object of this letter is intended to give an outline of the traditions of this nation which have been handed down from our forefathers from time memorial; but do not pretend to give a full detail of them which would be impossible from so remote a period, as the light which they once give of their emigration to their country, are now burnt down to cinders that gives one but very little light on their interesting subject. Even when the rubbishes are examined, and [one] happen to find a spark among them, it is only in detached parts, [much] as to render it difficult, to from their proper connection, to enable one to have clear insight in[to] the progress of their emigration; and may justly be remarked that we have only the body like a tree left, with the branches lopt off, that might have related to many particulars in regard to their original institutions, when they arrived in this country and there can be no doubt that their institutions, began to decline when their intercourse commenced with the whites; and their oratory discourses of their emigration where were no were no doubt instituted when the nation became permanently situated? in this country, as a memorial of what event, to be kept up by their posterity: had not this been the case, there would have been no account of these orationary? discourses which had been being delivered at their festival dances and assembles. The traditions of this nation are related in two forms: one is like in a sacred discourse, in a kind of a poetic style, with a long breath to each word, which constituted their orationary?, addressed to assembled audience which relates to their emigration to this country; and the Other Part, are related as in common conversation- The